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Surprise! The Military Budget Is Much Higher Than You Think!

by | Oct 5, 2026

The proposed $1.5 military budget for next year is only the tip of the iceberg. Actual military spending and military-related spending will bring the bill up closer to $2.5 trillion. Is this sustainable? Also today: Trump is sending another Carrier Group to the Middle East. More war on the way?

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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